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TP, oh man you definitely know your Louisville hardcore history on that one, bravo.

I didn;t move into Kentucky until 1987, long after that record's buzz had already died down quite a bit and it was STILL freaking humming at an amazing clip..

Great call.

Btw, I became a big Peter Searcy fan once I saw his band Big Wheel several times and he's still at it and making terrific music these days.

EDIT: I thought you were talking squirrelbait. My bad...

Now Slint, man oh man what a massive record, still doesn't come close to the version of Paul K & the Weathermen with Glenn and their record "Love is a Gas" IMO.

This is very kind and respectful but no

Agree. Shows how good a person he is IMO. I also think that the fact that their producer of the record was a drummer and actually shared many of the recording duties with Glenn was important to his learning, development, technique, etc. as well as helping to make the record as brilliant as it became in the studio

I remember the band practiced that record forever before going out to California to record. They actually rented a houseboat on Lake Cumberland Kentucky , which I think is the coolest. Now imagine throwing Glenn into the studio, confidently knowing the songs and Moe just throwing him for a loop, challenging him and making him exceed I'd bet, even his own expectations.

I would have loved to have been a fly on that studio wall.

I had the pleasure of seeing Glenn perform in the late 80s with Paul K and the Weathermen in Louisville/Lexington Kentucky at least 25+ times and he was outstanding, even as a kid fresh outta college.

Then PKW went to California to record "Love is a Gas" produced by Moe Tucker (the Velvet Underground's drummer). This had profound influence on Glenn's future drumming (from his site):

"After graduation, Kotche joined local favorites Paul K and the Weathermen.  In 1997, they recorded Love is a Gas for Alias Records with former Velvet Underground drummer Maureen Tucker in the producer's chair.  "I was able to double drum with her," Kotche remembers.  "She had the floor torn and the bass drum and the mallets, doing the whole 'Sister Ray' beat.  At that point, coming from college, I was pretty notey, pretty trained, and that was the best thing in the world: to see this drummer, this woman, who beat the shit out of the drums.

"She didn't have the same technical facility, but she was ten times the drummer I was ever gonna be, just because of her musical sense.  It taught me that there's a lot more to drumming than hands and chops and technique.  I had an emotional response to her drumming that was a lot more than most fusion drummers I'd heard.  That was a big lesson for me to put all my training into perspective, telling me to open up my ears and listen to the music first."

If you have never heard "Love is a Gas" take a LISTEN ASAP!!!

It was th most talked about Indie release in Kentucky history ever, the buzz about the band was justifiable they just rocked harder than anyone I've ever seen before or since.

Anyway, whenever PKW played after that in town, it was amazing. The energy from both the crowd back to the band was just something that I'll never forget. They then hit the road and we saw them probably 2-3 that next year. They went global. That record should have been at least a top 50 release, it didn't go anywhere. I do think its in the critics' top 1,000 records of the 90s, once again, justifiably so. I don't think I took it outta my office CD player for at least 3 months.